i just reported an article from Italy. i think is a fool, but maybe it is not...we'll see.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
anyway, here in Italy a fool is more spicy when someone can actually be fooled and not immediately recognize it... :cool:
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i just reported an article from Italy. i think is a fool, but maybe it is not...we'll see.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
anyway, here in Italy a fool is more spicy when someone can actually be fooled and not immediately recognize it... :cool:
https://www.rallit.fi/teemu-suninen-...-tai-mita-lie/
Suninen says he likely has 9 rallies this year as opposed to the 6 originally planned. The program was expanded after his performance in Arctic Rally Finland. He doesn't say anything about Croatia yet.
Rise from 6 to 9 events can't be only because of rally Arctic.. (if he had won it, then yes ofc..)
Must have found some proper sponsor also.. 3 extra event aint cheap..
Another explanation could be that after the Arctic "performance" no other driver was interested in paying to drive for MSport so Suninen got a discount.
Damn, wanted to edit the post, but on ,,full site,, mode it deleted(has happened before)..
Mknight, your point can be also true..
Latvala: "Full EVs wont work for rally. If there is no sound, the cars are converted in nothing. I hope for alternative fuels."
https://www.rallit.fi/jari-matti-lat...s-ralliteille/
Teemu Suninen Racing
Happy to announce that I get to drive some extra rallies in 2021. We'll be in action again at the Rally Croatia piloting Ford Fiesta Rally2 in the WRC2. �� It’s an event that wasn’t on my calendar at the start of the year, but the more time we get behind the wheel the better! I’ve not driven one of those cars for a long time, but it will be a good experience. Looking forward to the challenge on April 22-25th
https://www.facebook.com/motorsports...03400687812124
Ingram will start in 6 WRC3 rallies.
duuuude, you need to provide official links...the people here wont believe you
Chris Ingram
@ChrisIngramGB
And competing in our debut season of the @officialwrc FIA World Rally Championship!
A dream come true and the biggest opportunity of my life. Thank you so much to all of my partners and everyone who has made this reality ��
We begin our debut WRC campaign @croatia_rally
https://twitter.com/ChrisIngramGB/st...336733185?s=20
Awesome news for Chris Ingram ! More confirmation and details...
https://www.instagram.com/p/CNW3550H...=1pegxpoq7hblb
Dirtfish:
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/erc-c...wrc3-campaign/
You must be thumping yourself silly at this news....Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
It's been a long time coming but I knew he would never give up fighting. He certainly deserves his chance with all the effort he has put in and obstacles he's had to overcome.Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
Not starting in San Remo is not a good start, I hope it's not budget troubles...
I hope Ingram gets to start, I want to see his pace against WRC3 regulars.
He's testing next week... probably more valuable after being out of an R5 car for 18 months.Quote:
Originally Posted by dupanton
Yes correct, 2 days in France. Not a bad choice indeed
The last two starts (one in 2020 and one in 2019) with Rally2/R5 were terrible... on top of that he will drive on tarmac where he doesn't have good results.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Might be tough to get "a good experience".
Great livery and also an intelligent one if you are the main sponsor - you can actually read their name clearly on the bonnet, side and rear of the car!Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
New host town for Sweden;
https://twitter.com/OfficialWRC/stat...28312681435143
Umeå is good choice IMO, relatively big city with good transportation connections (train, airplane and by road as well as a ferry to Vasa in Finland) and should be able to offerQuote:
Originally Posted by Lancia Stratos
a fairly good amount of hotel rooms. The area around Vännäs west of Umeå have hosted many successful rounds in the Swedish rally championship.
The disadvantage is the distance from South East Norway with the Oslo-Hamar region.
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/va...ttas-till-umea
https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/jus...k-gar-i-graven
Two stages with Ekström from last year's SM-round in Umeå. Some of them will surely be used in next year's WRC round.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHmYBlAA8Ms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UPVtG00rrQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qBR1BDIlm8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXqLiInMWBI
Looking forward to the new stages in Sweden.
If Corona is under control by then, maybe I will go to the new round in Mid-Sweden!
Hotelprices in Umeå went crazy for the expected dates of rally, just an hour after official.
If they start to take advantage of the event like they did in Estonia last year with insane prices I will miss it for sure, enough other events that will be easier and cheaper to travel to. Even I live in Norway total travel time to Jyväskylä for example is about 4 hours less than Umeå.
Mikkelsen would like to drive for M-Sport in 2022
https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2021/wrc...-m-sport-ford/
Absolute joke some of the prices. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...467524897c.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
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Wait.. WHAT??? 19k euros?????????????????? Five nights????
Dude... in live in south america and our minimum wage (converting to euros) is 2.4k euros.
>> per year!!!!
I'd have to work for yeeeeears to spend 5 nights on that hotel hahaha
This is just crazy. Hope its just a late april's fool prank.
I take it you found the most expensive one... Scandinavian prices were allways higher than most other european countries. And You do know the shown price is for 8 adults? I am also guessing breakfast and dinner are included, so for a fancy 4 star hotel....Quote:
Originally Posted by DocMS
Well it's 2430 €/person making it 486 €/night which still is a quite expensiveQuote:
Originally Posted by ictus
Fortunately there will be cheaper ways as was in Rally Estonia when all the expensive offers got the coverage but there was a lot of affordable or cheaper ways.
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This may be one of the more expensive ones yes and it's only for bed & breakfast. It's 8 Adults as that is how many in my group. The same hotel is €14,000 cheaper for 5 nights outside of Rally week so my point is they are trying to be extortionateQuote:
Originally Posted by ictus
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Does Booking use algorithms to adjust the prices, when the demand goes up/spikes?Quote:
Originally Posted by DocMS
news from Adamo at rally San Remo:
hiunday to start testing hybrid rally1 with the veloster (probably based on veloster n etcr)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9_P04VbHUQ
ita source:
https://www.rallyeslalom.com/wrc-la-...alla-veloster/
also reported: engineer claims the new car will be slower but more spectacular to watch
Sounds good if true. And better to use and promote a sporty car than an SUV.
I think the Veloster ETCR is just the choice of test mule. They’ve already confirmed the Rally1 car will be based on the i20N - but still, it’s not an awful SUV!
https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2021/wrc...antti-loponen/
They asked me to participate in this Perfect Rally series :)
I just found some onboards of Pengonpohja... wow, what a stage!
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/how-c...ns-wrc-career/
Like I often do I mostly agree with Barry.
In Croatia he seemingly has basically just about all advantages he will ever get to do well on tarmac and he has to do well to move on from "fast gravel only" picks.
Only two small things:
Is that true on tarmac? He only ever drove one Belgian rally against R5s in it and I haven't heard any comments from there.Quote:
All in all, Breen has never been able to compete on a more even keel before and fight for the top places in a car that he loves and can win rallies.
This partly contradicts the whole article..... cause Breen has no good WRC result on tarmac and not really on slower gravel either. Which is why Croatia is very important.Quote:
Breen has all the minerals to succeed as a top-line driver for a factory team in the WRC. Those that know have known that for a long while now.
Realistically a good result would be if he is faster than at least one of the other 5 (Neuville, Tanak, Evans, Ogier, Rovanpera) and not far behind the others. Being just behind all these would still be kind of ok, anything worse is game over for future tarmac starts as long as Sordo is driving.
Yes, this is the reason, normally hotel owners even does not see that price if they do not log in and check ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Franky
Finland might move to September...
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/rally...-to-september/
Could well happen. Heard today that WRC team which is not located in Jyväskylä was looking new test days in Finland for September.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC